Agenda

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OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION

CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 

Memorandum

TO:                         Curriculum and General Education Committee

1. Bandy, A. Bledsoe, B. Devine, D. Daugherty, S. Eveland, J. Farmer, D. Garza, M. Mayfield, T. Mendoza, M. Oja, T. Payne, J. Rangel-Escobedo, K. Richards, ASO Representative, and PTK Representative

 

FROM:                  Dr. Vicki Jacobi, Vice President Academic Senate, Co-Chairperson

                                Dr. Leslie Minor, Vice President of Instruction, Co-Chairperson

 

DATE:                   February 23, 2024

 

SUBJECT:             Next Meeting’s Agenda

A Curriculum and General Education Committee meeting will be held on

Friday February 23, 2024, from 1:10 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Taft College,

29 Cougar Ct., Taft CA 93268

 

Curriculum & General Education Committee

 

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER

1. PUBLIC COMMENTARY

The Committee welcomes participation at Curriculum Committee Meetings. Members of the public may address the Committee. For everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to 5 minutes or less.

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: ACTION ITEM

      A. (Minutes from the January 2024 Curriculum & Gen. Ed. Meeting

 

III.    ACTION ITEM: NEW COURSES

1. Allied Health Applied Tech. Division
2. EHS 1550       Endangered Species Regulation and Protection

III. CONSENT ITEMS

Items listed under the CONSENT ITEMS are considered routine and are acted on by the Committee in one motion. There is no discussion of these items before the Committee vote unless a member of the Committee, staff, or public requests specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Agenda. Any person can pull items from the consent agenda and move to new business, to be discussed and voted on individually. Items typically on consent are course outline of record under five-year review, renewal of distance learning modality or inactivation of course (removal from Chancellor Office Inventory of Courses).

1. Course Revisions:
2. LRSK 0250 Improving Study Skills Strategies with Technology
3. RECR 1510 Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Service
4. TUTR 0260 Supervised Tutoring
5. Distance Ed./Learning:
6. DISCUSSION ITEMS
7. Policy Updates
8. Updates on AB 1111 & AB 928
9. CC Accessibility
10. Other
11. ADJOURNMENT

 

VII. NEXT MEETING: March 22, 2024

 

*Program Status, please see the table below:

* New Program

 

Minutes

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OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION

CURRICULUM AND GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 

Minutes of the Curriculum and General Education Committee Meeting

February 23, 2024

 

Present:        A. Bledsoe, B. Devine, S. Eveland, V. Jacobi, D. Garza, M. Mayfield, T. Mendoza, M. Oja, J. Rangel-Escobedo, K. Richards, I. Santiesteban

 

Absent:        K. Bandy, D. Dougherty, J. Farmer, T. Payne

 

Recorder:     N. Lopez

MINUTES

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER

1. PUBLIC COMMENTARY

The Committee welcomes participation at Curriculum Committee Meetings. Members of the public may address the Committee. For everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to 5 minutes or less.

1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: ACTION ITEM

      A. Minutes from the February 2024 Curriculum & Gen. Ed. Meeting

On a motion by A. Bledsoe, seconded by M. Mayfield, and unanimously carried by all, the February minutes were approved.

 

III.    ACTION ITEM: NEW COURSES

1. Allied Health Applied Tech. Division
2. EHS 1550       Endangered Species Regulation and Protection

On a motion by A. Bledsoe, seconded by B. Devine, and unanimously carried by all, the new course was approved with minor changes to the advisory/discipline.

III. CONSENT ITEMS

Items listed under the CONSENT ITEMS are considered routine and are acted on by the Committee in one motion. There is no discussion of these items before the Committee vote unless a member of the Committee, staff, or public requests specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Agenda. Any person can pull items from the consent agenda and move to new business, to be discussed and voted on individually. Items typically on consent are course outline of record under five-year review, renewal of distance learning modality or inactivation of course (removal from Chancellor Office Inventory of Courses).

1. Course Revisions:
2. LRSK 0250 Improving Study Skills Strategies with Technology
3. RECR 1510 Introduction to Recreation and Leisure Service
4. TUTR 0260 Supervised Tutoring

On a motion by A. Bledsoe, seconded by B. Devine, and unanimously carried by all, the course revisions were approved.

 

1. Distance Ed./Learning:

On a motion by A. Bledsoe, seconded by B. Devine, and unanimously carried by all, the Distance Ed./Learning were approved.

1. DISCUSSION ITEMS
2. Policy Updates
3. Jacobi gave an update on AP 4020. Edits have been made to be in compliance with CCCC. This is informational at this point. Division chairs were encouraged to review along with AP 4100. V. Jacobi will bring an edited version to Marchs meeting.

 

1. Updates on AB 1111 & AB 928

No update on AB 1111. AB-928 has to do with students declaring a major in CCC Apply. A task-force is under development and will provide more info when available.

 

1. CC Accessibility

The Accessibility Committee gave an update. They are working with Facilities to make sure Classrooms are appropriately equipped. Faculty Adjunct training is a minor concern. More info to come.

 

1. Other

Jacobi gave an update on the Local Gen Ed pattern, American History & Ideals. We are using Title 5 to help with consistency. LIBR 1548 was briefly discussed. Questions 

1. ADJOURNMENT

 

VII. NEXT MEETING: March 22, 2024

 

*Program Status, please see the table below:

* New Program